Data Center Index

Move First on Data Center Site Selection

The Acres Data Center Index tracks verified land acquisitions by hyperscalers and data center operators across the U.S., unmasks the entities behind them, and shows power proximity, zoning, topography, and flood risk, so site selection teams can move before projects are announced.

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Predict Power, Land and Market Availability

See where hyperscalers and data center operators are acquiring land before the rest of the market. You get:

Verified land sales tied to data center activity.
Entity unmasking to reveal real buyers behind entities.
Monthly data center market reports on hyperscaler and data center expansion activity.
Instant site feasibility checks with parcel-level insights—power availability, zoning, topography, flood risk, and more.
All in one intuitive, map-based platform.

Visualize Future Impact for Smarter Decisions

Don't react to the market, get ahead of it. With the Acres Data Center Index, you can:

Identify emerging data center markets before land prices spike.
Predict competitor strategy by tracking acquisition activity.
Visualize site readiness without waiting for third-party reports.
Forecast development impact with infrastructure and risk overlays.
Reduce deal risk with the full picture, upfront.

Track Hyperscaler Land Acquisitions Before They Are Announced

The best sites don't sit on the market—they're secured months before public announcements. Hyperscalers are locking up power-rich parcels. Developers are expanding quietly in secondary markets. And by the time projects are announced, it's already too late

The Acres Data Center Index shows you what others miss—early.

Track Land Sales

Acres monitors hundreds of data center land transactions across 50+ entities every month.

Unmask the Real Buyers

Entity unmasking connects LLCs and holding companies to the companies behind them.

Published Monthly

Full data layers are released monthly in the Acres platform alongside market reports on data center activity.

Transform Site Selection from Reactive to Predictive

Whether you're finding land, underwriting risk, or scouting the next market, the DCI gives your team the intelligence to act early instead of reacting late.

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Navigating Data Center Risk in 2026: The Acres Data Center Index

The 2026 data center market demands visibility into land, power, and sentiment risk well before any of the three surfaces. The Acres Data Center Index gives you that visibility.

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Acres Data Center Index: Visualize Business Impact

To stay competitive, developers, investors, and service providers can’t just react to what’s happening now. They need to anticipate what’s coming next.
That’s where the Acres Data Center Index comes in.

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The Site Readiness Gap: Why Most Land Isn't Data-Center-Ready

Many parcels fall into this gap: they have acreage, they have a general zoning category that permits data centers, and they are priced accordingly, but they cannot deliver power on a viable timeline.

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Q & A

Frequently Asked Questions

A competitive intelligence product showing verified land acquisitions and data center locations. Unmask LLC acquisitions, identify emerging markets, and forecast business impact with the Index.

Acres integrates multiple data sources, including land sales, permits, and other document recordings to unmasks the real buyers behind LLCs and holding companies, often before public announcements.

Acres releases monthly data updates and publishes monthly market reports on hyperscaler and data center expansion activity.

Nearby power, zoning, civic sentiment, and environmental risk. The Acres platform allows for evaluation of these at the parcel level.

General mapping tools show where a site is. The Data Center Index also shows who is buying land nearby and where the market is moving, so teams can accurately value prices and determine the best location for their sites.

Aerial photograph of large-scale enterprise data center facilities with heavy rooftop cooling infrastructure located in an industrial park setting.

Why Data Center Land Can Clear Zoning & Still Fail Environmental Review

Land can pass zoning, power, and fiber checks and still stall for a year over a Phase 1 environmental finding nobody flagged early. A Phase 1 ...

Aerial view of a hyperscale data center campus showing industrial cooling towers and utility infrastructure, illustrating cooling water access and data center water rights.

Water Rights and Data Center Land: What Site Selectors Miss About Cooling Water Access

Water access is one of the four criteria in the site readiness gap, and it is the one many site selectors verify last. Power, fiber and zoning have ...

Interior of a modern wholesale colocation data center showing server rack containment corridor, representing colocation provider infrastructure and land acquisition growth.

How Colocation Providers Are Quietly Becoming Land Buyers

Colocation providers operate primarily as tenants or facility leaseholders rather than acquiring raw real estate directly. They lease space in ...

Move First on Data Center Site Selection

Predict Power, Land and Market Availability

Visualize Future Impact for Smarter Decisions

Track Hyperscaler Land Acquisitions Before They Are Announced